Container



March 13, 1945.

P. H. WALLER ET AL CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. 17, 1943 March 13, 1945. p, H WALLER ET 2,371,369

K CONTAINER Filed eb. 17. 1943 2 Sheets-sheet 2 Patented Mar. 13, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE I v 237L369 v "C'bNTAINER v Percy H. warren: Wilmette, and Edward B. Nottingham, Villa Park, Ill. ,"zissi1:r'io1-s, by mesne I assignments nf tine-half to said Waller and one-half to I11.

Charles 0. Kirk, both of Qhicago,

abstention-retreats 17, 1943, Serial No. 476,132

4 heat. (or; alt-44%) The present inventionielates to the construetion of containers and particularly to eonta'in'e'rs which are adapted ror heavy any use either in transportation :or in the field for "delivering such materials as fuel Oil. I v It is the principal purpose of this invention to provide a device of this eharacter which is f'of a knock-down construction that can be filledM'th the liquid to he transported and transported while fllled and then broken down into its cornponent parts for ready shipment-one. retiirn trip in "a limitedaniount"offspace.

The invention further contemplates a con tamer having the'eharacteristicsabove deserib'ed "which is protected at its ends by heavy bulk- :l'ie'ads that can 'servefas "supports hr "the container to enable'it to be rolled along a'surfatie, the bulkheads themselves beingjsep'arable in a simple fashion from 'the rest'of the 'eontainer"to perm'it 'r"eady dismantlmg of the container.

, It is also a purpose of this'inventionto "provide a device of this characterwh'e'rein adjustments toauow for shrinkage can bema'de at'all times so thatva'riationjs in weather conditions-to which the containeris subjected will'not resultfi'n fiestruction of the container or leakage of it"s'bontents. p v t The features and advantages dr'the'piesent-in-.

stun-reads or ends u and t2. I The bo'nstruc'tioh as shown comprises an "octagonal body portion 'ivhrei'na plurality of substantially like panels l'3' are joined by channel elements 1'4 k Each channel element comprises two oppositely .direcited channel fpo'rtions l5 and i6 (see Fi '6') which are angular'ly disposed with respecttoeaeh other, The channels terminate a short di'staiiee protruding as indicated at I! in '3; "The 'l'iullihe'ads "n and I2 'fi'tover the protruding floortidn 1 To: the panels so "as to efi'ec't an enclosure. The container is made liquid-tight by lining "it with a bag or other form of lining "which is imberviousfto the liquid being transported. This lining :may be applied in bag form'o'r it may be applied by the simple expedient of spraying .a quick setting material on the inner surface of I the container after it is set up and'b'efor'e the vention will'appeairinorefully'as thedescfiption t.

proceeds, reference being'h'ad to the accompanyin'g drawings wherein a {preferred .form of 'the invention is shown. It should be "understood however that the drawings and descrirition are "illustrative only an'd'are no't'to -beTtaken as limitihg the invention except "insofar as Tit is :lilriitd by the claims.

"In the drawings: I

. Fig.1 is a view in side elevation o'fja container embodying the invention;

F g. 2 is a sectionalv'iew taken substantially on the l ner-'2 of Fig.1; I I

Fig; '3 is an enlarged fragmentary {Section taken substantially on ithe'line '3-3 of Fig.2;

Fig.14iisa fragmentary "sectional view taken on 'the, lined- '4 of 3; p y 7 high is apartialperspectivefview of the bulkhead separate' fljolfrlthe rest of the container;

v Fig. 6 'is a perspective view of I a channel sec-l 'tioniwhich is' a part of the c'onstructiom-and' final bulkhead is 'applied thereto. In the ll'at'ter event it w'ill'of course beinecessarvin dismantling the container to'destroy the lining at'the Joints where the panels meet the bulkheads andwhere they fit into'the channels. However, upon the next assembly of the container it .can be renderedliquid proof by merely spraying'thel joirits with the 'li'quidimriervious-.material. 1

Referring now in detailto the construction aslillus'trated bst inFigs. 3 to 7,1nclusive,,'itwil1 be notedfth'at 'the channel members I4 at their end are provided 'withaper-tures I8 and i9. These aperture' are placedin both walls 2 I) and 2 l tithe u sha'pe'd portion v.of .an outer strip 22 which forms a part of the channel member 14. The outerstrip 22 is riveted or welded "to .an'inner strip 23 which cooperates with the strip 2ft to provide the :two channels v|5 and l6. Detai1s of this construction are shown :and claimed ran application Serial No. 476,036, filed by us I on the 16th day of February, 1943. 'The purposeof the openings 18 and I9 .is to receive locking pins (24 (see Figs. 3 and 4) by which a U-shaped-Yboit lug25 is attached'to the channel member 44.

5 The :bOlt lug comprises -ast rip .of sheet metal Fig. 'l'is aiperspective view of a 'bolt lug which is used in eoupling the bulkhead to the body of the container.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the present invention is embodied ina container conbent into the formshownin Fig. 7 and provided with openings "2-6 =to -receive (the pins 24; In ase semblihg a -container the bolt lugs are attached byameans 0f the pins -24 to 'a channel and t-hen adja'centpanels; I3 I are inserted in--the channels l5- and-l6. Preferably the .assembly is xearried outvin onezof the bulkheads as a base and additional channels andpanels; carrbe: added after the first two panels are in place until a complete The pins 24 of course cannot ring is made.

sisting of a polygonal body portion l0 and two escap w the panels are n Place nd Once hard wood such as maple so as to withstand the rough usage as a rolling surface and supporting surface for the weight of the container when it is full of liquid. Additional rings may, if desired,

be placed between the ends of the panels to serve as a supporting means. When this is done the ring is made in sections and the sections are united by overlapping joints.

The final step in the assembly is to insert bolts 33 through the disks 3|, the rings 32 and the lugs 25 and. draw these bolts up by means of nuts 34 until the bulkhead is forced against the ends 'of the panels. Before placing one of the bulkheads in position a lining 35 is provided on the interior of the container. Where the lining is in the ing between said bulkheads, each member comprising an inner channel forming strip. an outer channel forming strip havin a U-shaped midsection with wing portions extending outwardly,

5 the two strips being secured together to provide oppositely facing channels, body panels mounted in said channels, bulkhead fastening members removably seated in the U-shaped mid-sections of said outer channel strip, and means cooperating with said fastening members to hold the bulkheads in place.

- 2. A container which is capable of being shipped in knocked down condition, then set up and used and subsequently broken down into its component parts for further shipping and use, said container comprising two bulkheads, a plurality of connecting members extending between said bulkheads, each member comprising an inner channel forming strip, an outer channel forming strip having a U-shaped mid-section with wing pornature of a bag it is brought up to the end of the panels and lapped over the ends of the panels so as to be caught between the bulkhead to be applied and the ends of the panels. The same pro cedure roughly is utilized when the lining is sprayed on the interior of the container. In such instances a thick, quick hardening, liquid impervious material such as a vinyl resin composition or a rubber solution can be sprayed over the interior of'the container up to the open end thereof andsprayed in the interior of the bulkhead that is not applied as'yet. After the spraying operation the last bulkhead is put in place and fastened down by means of the bolts 33. One of the panels 13 is provided with a filling inlet 36 which tions extending outwardly, the two strips being secured together to provide oppositely facing channels, body panels mounted in said channels,- bulkhead fastening members removably seated in the U-shaped mid-sections of said outer channel strip, and means cooperating with said fastening members to hold the bulkheads in place.

3'. YA container which is capable of being shipped in knocked down condition, then set up and used heads, each member comprising an inner chanmay be suitably valved in a manner not shown so as to permit filling and emptying of the container.

parts by releasing the bolts 33 and separating the bulkheads, the panels and the channels from each other. This permits the several parts to be stacked and transported in the most economical way. Reassembly can be accomplished at ony time and any part of the container can be replaced in the event of damage without loss of undamaged sections. Also, the container can be kept tight at all times by means of the turnbuckles 29 and 30 and the bolts '33 regardless of shrinkage that may be encountered due to changes in weather conditions.

From the foregoing description it is believed that-the construction of the container and'the advantages of the improvements th'erein will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A container which is capable of being shipped in knocked down condition, then set up and used and subsequentlybroken down into its component parts for further shipping and use, said container comprising two bulkheads, each having means thereon providing a plurality of inwardly-facing shoulders against which body panels may be placed and thereby prevented from moving outward, a plurality of connecting members extendnel forming strip, an outer channel forming strip having a U-shaped mid-section with wing portions extending outwardly, the two strips being secured together to provide oppositely facing "40 channels, body panels mounted .in said channels,

bulkhead fastening members removably seated in the U-shaped mid-sections of said outer channel strip, and means cooperating with said fastening members to hold the bulkheads in place, said bulkhead fastening members comprising bolt lugs mounted in the U-shaped mid-sections at both ends of the connecting members, and bolts secur ing the bulkheads to the bolt lugs.

' 4. A container which is capable of being shipped in knocked down condition, then set up and used and subsequently broken down into its component parts for further shipping and use, said container comprising two bulkheads, a plurality of connecting members extending between said bulkheads,

each member comprising an inner channel forming strip, an outer channel forming strip having head fastening members comprising U-shaped strips inserted in the U-shaped mid-sections at the ends of the connecting members, removable pins passing through the U-shaped strips and midsections and held in place by the panels, and bolts securing the bulkheads to the U-shaped strips.

PERCY H. WALLER. EDWARD B. NOTTINGHAM. 

